A previous ECOWAS delegation led by Abubakar earlier this month tried and failed to meet Bazoum and the coup leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani. A delegation from the West African bloc ECOWAS arrived in Niger on Saturday for talks with the military officers who have seized power, sources close to the organisation and ousted President Mohamed…
Outside OPEC, the former presidential aide argued that Nigeria could reduce its selling price of crude but also increase exports to three million barells and above per day. Former presidential aide Doyin Okupe has suggested several economic interventions to President Bola Tinubu, including that Nigeria must quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)….
Oyo State Government has advised civil servants in the State to beware of scammers. It advised the people of the State, especially civil servants and students, to ignore an online platform asking them to fill a purported application form to benefit from the State Government’s N10,000 support for them. Segun Ogunwuyi, Chief of Staff to…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has stated that the Osun Special Economic Zone( SEZ) when fully completed, will boost the economy and industrial growth of the State. The Special Economic Zone which sits on 250 hectares parcel of land located at Otagere, Ede will provide enabling environment for investments to thrive. This was disclosed…
The staff verification exercise organised by Osun State Government for its employees was yet again disrupted on Friday, as staff members of the Osun State University, who were being verified, accused the Consultant in charge of molestation. When our correspondent arrived at the venue of the exercise, being held at the Centre for Black Culture…
Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun popularly known as Wizkid has lost his mother. Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun died at around 1.30 am on Friday in a shocking event that has thrown the entertainment industry into a state of mourning. The late Mrs. Balogun, was a pillar of support in her son’s successful music career. Meanwhile, the…
At least 28 civilians were killed earlier this week in violence in several villages in southwestern Niger, close to Mali, a local official source said on Friday, a toll that could be higher according to a security source. “For the moment, at least 28 people have been killed, but the toll could be higher,” a…
A British nurse, Lucy Letby (33 years), who wrote a note stating “I am evil”, was on Friday, August 18, found guilty of murdering seven newborn babies and trying to kill another six in the neonatal unit of a hospital in northwest England where she worked. Reuters gathered that Letby was convicted of killing five…
Osun State Chapter of Traditional Religion Worshippers Association has described the ban on traditionalists’ activities in Iwo by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi as a rude joke which holds no water, stating that the annual Isese Festival will hold in the town on Sunday, August 20, 2023. Oba Akanbi, in a viral video,…
•••orders his apologies to Ibadanland, affected landlords The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Friday, ordered the immediate suspension of one of his Mogajis, Chief Olawale Oladoja, Mogaji Akinsola, following his dastard activities in the Akinsola Village in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State. The community came into the limelight on Thursday, following…
